text_original: Nevertheless, all the candidates failed to empty the kettle, at which they were very much astonished, when suddenly one of the strangers said, "You have given us a fine bright moon; but it's dull work drinking by ourselves. Why not call Ch'ang ngo[49] to join us?" He then seized a chop stick and threw it into the moon, whereupon a lovely girl stepped forth from its beams. At first she was only a foot high, but on reaching the ground lengthened to the ordinary size of women.
text_transcription: NEVERTHELESS ALL THE CANDIDATES FAILED TO EMPTY THE KETTLE AT WHICH THEY WERE VERY MUCH ASTONISHED WHEN SUDDENLY ONE OF THE STRANGERS SAID YOU HAVE GIVEN US A FINE BRIGHT MOON BUT IT'S DULL WORK DRINKING BY OURSELVES WHY NOT CALL CHANG TO JOIN US HE THEN SEIZED A CHOPSTICK AND THREW IT INTO THE MOON WHEREUPON A LOVELY GIRL STEPPED FORTH FROM ITS BEAMS AT FIRST SHE WAS ONLY A FOOT HIGH BUT ON REACHING THE GROUND LENGTHENED TO THE ORDINARY SIZE OF WOMEN
phonemes: nˌɛvɚðəlˈɛs, ˈɔːl ðə kˈændᵻdˌeɪts fˈeɪld tʊ ˈɛmpti ðə kˈɛɾəl, æt wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ wɜː vˈɛɹi mˈʌtʃ ɐstˈɑːnɪʃt, wˌɛn sˈʌdənli wˈʌn ʌvðə stɹˈeɪndʒɚz sˈɛd, "juː hæv ɡˈɪvən ˌʌs ɐ fˈaɪn bɹˈaɪt mˈuːn; bˌʌt ɪts dˈʌl wˈɜːk dɹˈɪŋkɪŋ baɪ aʊɚsˈɛlvz. wˌaɪ nˌɑːt kˈɔːl sˌiːˈeɪtʃˈæŋ əŋɡˈoʊ[fˈɔːɹɾi nˈaɪn] tə dʒˈɔɪn ˌʌs?" hiː ðˈɛn sˈiːzd ɐ tʃˈɑːp stˈɪk ænd θɹˈuː ɪɾ ˌɪntʊ ðə mˈuːn, wˈɛɹəpˌɑːn ɐ lˈʌvli ɡˈɜːl stˈɛpt fˈɔːɹθ fɹʌm ɪts bˈiːmz. æt fˈɜːst ʃiː wʌz ˈoʊnli ɐ fˈʊt hˈaɪ, bˌʌt ˌɔn ɹˈiːtʃɪŋ ðə ɡɹˈaʊnd lˈɛŋθənd tə ðɪ ˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi sˈaɪz ʌv wˈɪmɪn.